Ditch the Drugs, Skip the Scalpel: A New Era in Back Pain Relief Explore the non-invasive solutions that are outperforming traditional treatments and giving patients their lives back Imagine you develop a very serious pain in your mouth. Nothing relieves it and finally you get to your dentist for help. He gives you a shot of Novocain to numb out the pain and within a few minutes the pain is gone. With that, the dentist finds the problem and repairs the damage causing incredible pain. With that your difficult health episode is resolved! Thank Goodness! Now, let's take another episode of pain that can be much worse than your dental emergency and you treat it completely differently. You are experiencing low back pain that is steadily progressing and becoming unbearable, you go to the family doctor, and he writes a prescription for pain. This may or may not give you relief. If it fails, he sends you to a specialist. The specialist examines you and recommends shots in the back and maybe some physical therapy. These are designed to bring you relief but do nothing to resolve the physical issue that originally caused the pain. Sometimes, it takes a few weeks or even months but the pain returns. Most often it will be worse. Now you are really concerned and even scared. You go back to the specialist. After further examination, surgery is recommended. Alan Barthen, D.C. YOU HAVE CHOICES You need to understand that you do have choices! Sometimes low back surgery is necessary but only a small fraction of the time. When a doctor specializes in surgery, that's what he is going to recommend. At Cary Physical Medicine, we offer those choices that are not drugs, which do not resolve the problem, and certainly not surgery. {Surgery by the way, has an inordinately high failure rate. According to a study published in Spine, back surgery fails in about 74% of cases.*) We specialize in very advanced procedures that not only eliminate the pain but do it by resolving the condition. Our success rate is approaching 89%!!!! Please call us at 847-639-0010 and tell my staff that you read this. We will do a consultation, thorough exam and spinal x-rays, if needed, for $39.00. You have nothing to lose and a great deal to gain-- especially your health and the ability to move without suffering. Please allow me to help you! I'm Dr Alan Barthen and I would love the opportunity to help you. * Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2011 (Feb 15); | Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS): What It Is and How to Avoid Pain after Surgery By: Larry Parker, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon 6/7/2023 Ditch the Drugs , Skip the Scalpel : A New Era in Back Pain Relief Explore the non - invasive solutions that are outperforming traditional treatments and giving patients their lives back Imagine you develop a very serious pain in your mouth . Nothing relieves it and finally you get to your dentist for help . He gives you a shot of Novocain to numb out the pain and within a few minutes the pain is gone . With that , the dentist finds the problem and repairs the damage causing incredible pain . With that your difficult health episode is resolved ! Thank Goodness ! Now , let's take another episode of pain that can be much worse than your dental emergency and you treat it completely differently . You are experiencing low back pain that is steadily progressing and becoming unbearable , you go to the family doctor , and he writes a prescription for pain . This may or may not give you relief . If it fails , he sends you to a specialist . The specialist examines you and recommends shots in the back and maybe some physical therapy . These are designed to bring you relief but do nothing to resolve the physical issue that originally caused the pain . Sometimes , it takes a few weeks or even months but the pain returns . Most often it will be worse . Now you are really concerned and even scared . You go back to the specialist . After further examination , surgery is recommended . Alan Barthen , D.C. YOU HAVE CHOICES You need to understand that you do have choices ! Sometimes low back surgery is necessary but only a small fraction of the time . When a doctor specializes in surgery , that's what he is going to recommend . At Cary Physical Medicine , we offer those choices that are not drugs , which do not resolve the problem , and certainly not surgery . { Surgery by the way , has an inordinately high failure rate . According to a study published in Spine , back surgery fails in about 74 % of cases . * ) We specialize in very advanced procedures that not only eliminate the pain but do it by resolving the condition . Our success rate is approaching 89 % !!!! Please call us at 847-639-0010 and tell my staff that you read this . We will do a consultation , thorough exam and spinal x - rays , if needed , for $ 39.00 . You have nothing to lose and a great deal to gain-- especially your health and the ability to move without suffering . Please allow me to help you ! I'm Dr Alan Barthen and I would love the opportunity to help you . * Spine ( Phila Pa 1976 ) 2011 ( Feb 15 ) ; | Failed Back Surgery Syndrome ( FBSS ) : What It Is and How to Avoid Pain after Surgery By : Larry Parker , MD , Orthopedic Surgeon 6/7/2023